Bass tabs
STEAMROCK FEVER (Bassline)
As recorded by Scorpions
(From the 1978 Album TAKEN BY FORCE)
Words and Music by Klaus Meine & Rudolf Schenker
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Francis Buchholz - Bass'
Intro
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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1st - 3rd Verses
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E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------6-6-6-------8-8-8-|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|----------11-11-11----------12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10----------12-12-12----------|
Chorus
To Coda
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W W E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-15s=======|=7\--------o||-||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1. 2.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-1-1-1-0-0-0-------------o||-------------------------|
|-------------4-4-3-3-2-2-o||-6-6-6-------8-8-8-------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-10-10-10-------12-12-12----------|
|----------9-9-9----------11-11-11-|
D.S. al Coda &
W W W
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|-15s=======|=7\--------||-7\----||
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Out-Chorus
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E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4----------------------||
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
We'd like to introduce tonight
The kings of a brand new style
They're hungry to play
We'd like to introduce tonight
The new heavy steamrock style
They're ready to play
All right, how do you feel tonight
Get out to see them write
The name of their band
(Steamrock band, steamrock band)
Steam bright, work has a beat tonight
Get out to see them fry
And they will begin
Here they are
Steamrock fever thrilling rock believers
Steamrock fever in L. A.
Steamrock fever thrilling rock believers
Steamrock fever in L. A.
All right, how do you feel tonight
Get out to see them write
The name of their band
(Steamrock band, steamrock band)
Steam bright, work has a beat tonight
Get out to see them fry
And they will begin
Here they are
Steamrock fever thrilling rock believers
Steamrock fever in L. A.
Steamrock fever thrilling rock believers